Good teachers possess a capacity for connectedness . They are able to weave a complex web of connections among themselves, their subjects, and their students so that students can learn to weave a world for themselves.

Web 2.0 Read Write Web

Beyond Constructivism Social Constructivism Social constructivism is a variety of cognitive constructivism that emphasises the collaborative nature of learning.

Social Constructivism Social constructivism is a variety of cognitive constructivism that emphasises the collaborative nature of learning.

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Everybody creates, the learning is in the creating. Papert’s Constructionism, Siemens Connectivism, Illich’s Deschooling, Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Simpson (1999) states, “One of the best ways of entrenching one's knowledge is to explain it to others...” Why is “Publishing” important for education? Hutchings (2002) credits Shulman with the notion of publicly sharing one’s work for critical review that became accepted as an integral element of the scholarship of teaching and learning.

collaborate Everybody and Anybody can share influence create publish connect

Two Way Web = Read - Write Web Students as Equals Everything Shared Everything Published

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So what does it mean in your school? Its really only limited by your imagination.